TITLE (PROF/DR/): Professor.

NAME: Lucian Obinna CHUKWU

POSITION:                

SPECIALISATION: ECOTOXICOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND POLLUTION MANAGEMENT

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

1. Personal Statement

Professor Lucian Obinna Chukwu is a renowned Marine Biologist with over three decades of experience in ecotoxicology, environmental risk assessment, and integrated coastal management. Following postdoctoral training in coastal zone management at the University of Rhode Island, USA, he has focused his research on emerging contaminants and the environmental sustainability of coastal marine ecosystems. He serves as Director /Team Lead at the Centre for Environmental & Human Resources Development, where he has led high-impact research grants, capacity-building initiatives, and major environmental assessments, including the Brass LNG project. His expertise has supported national policy development and informed consultancy engagements with international organizations such as UNIDO, NEPAD, and the GEF-funded Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem (GCLME) initiative. At the University of Lagos, Professor Chukwu has held several senior leadership roles including, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Management Services), Director of Academic Planning, Director Quality Assurance and SERVICOM, Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Head of the Department of Marine Sciences, playing a pivotal role in advancing the university’s global ranking. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, co-authored four books, and supervised 18 Ph.D. candidates. A Fellow of several professional bodies and a member of the UN Pool of Experts and the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO), Professor Chukwu is internationally recognized for his strategic leadership, commitment to sustainable development, and mentorship of future environmental scientists

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Team Lead, UNILAG, NORHED II-funded project, Capacity Building in Aquatic Animal and Environmental Health Management in West Africa (AQUAHEM) program
• Fellow of the Nigerian Environmental Society (FNES),
• Fellow Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (FEnv),
• Fellow, West African Society of Toxicologists (FWASOT),
• Fellow, Institute of Strategic Management (FSM)
• Member, Society of Toxicology (SOT)

 Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge 

1. Onyena, A.P., Nkwoji, J.A., Chukwu, L.O., Walker, T.R. and Sam, K., (2023). Risk assessment of sediment PAH, BTEX, and emerging contaminants in Chanomi Creek Niger Delta, Nigeria. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(9), p.1080 DOI:10.1007/s10661-023-11703-x
2. Onyena, A.P., Manohar, C.S., Nkwoji, J.A. and Chukwu, L.O., (2023). Characterization of the molecular differential responses in marine benthic macroinvertebrates exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Aquatic Ecology, pp.1-26
3. Onyena A.P, Nkwoji J.A, Chukwu L.O, Munier N. (2022) Modelling contamination on various stations along the Chanomi Creek (Niger Delta), produced by combined effects, using mathematical tools (SIMUS and WQI, methods) Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 8 (4): 5353-5363
4. Igbo, J. K Chukwu, L. O Oyewo, E. O Blum J. L, Schanzer A, Wirgin I (2022). The Chemistry and Health Outcomes of Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Leachate: Exposure to E-Waste Is Toxic to Atlantic Killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) Embryos Sustainability 14 (18), 11304
5. Usese, A. I., Chukwu, L. O., Naidu, R., Islam, S. and Rahman, M. M. (2020). Arsenic fractionation in sediments and speciation in muscles of fish, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus from a contaminated tropical Lagoon, Nigeria. Chemosphere, 127-134. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127134                                                                                                                                                 Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Partner / Team Member, NORHED II-funded project, Capacity Building in Aquatic Animal and Environmental Health Management in West Africa (AQUAHEM); a collaborative initiative involving the University of Lagos (Nigeria), the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU, Norway), the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, the University of Ghana (UG), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the University for Development Studies (UDS, Ghana).
2. Research and Innovation partnership with African nations through the Africa Research Innovation Partnership (ARIP) with the University of Lancaster

• Collaborative Research with the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER) and the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia